Lipid signaling and lipotoxicity in metaflammation: indications for metabolic disease pathogenesis and treatment

Lipids encompass a wide variety of molecules such as fatty acids, sterols, phospholipids, and triglycerides. These molecules represent a highly efficient energy resource and can act as structural elements of membranes or as signaling molecules that regulate metabolic homeostasis through many mechani...

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Main Authors: Meric Erikci Ertunc, Gökhan S. Hotamisligil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520345375